Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 116th day of 2012.
On this day in 1953, U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon ended the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate. His speech on the Offshore Oil Bill lasted 22 hours and 26 minutes. Interestingly, Morse was at various times a Republican, Independent and then finally a Democrat.
On this day in 1945 delegates from 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
On this day in 1990 the U.S. Hubble Space Telescope was placed into Earth's orbit. It was released by the space shuttle Discovery.
And on this day in 2007 the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 13,000 for the first time.
Today's birthdays include – actors Al Pacino (1940) and Jason Lee (1970), Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA (1945), and Meadowlark Lemon, the legendary basketball player with the Harlem Globetrotters (1932).
A special happy birthday wish goes out today to Hudson's own Paul Cellucci. The former Massachusetts governor turns 69 today!
Here are six tips for the day –
1. The River's Edge Players will be presenting a series of shorts plays on April 27, 28 and 29. For more information on the plays to be performed or to order tickets, visit www.upwitharts.org.
2. The Northborough Historical Society will be featuring a presentation of “Great Scott! It's Andrew Carnegie,” presented by actor Richard Clark, at its monthly meeting on Friday, April 27.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/04/06/northborough-historical-society-monthly-meeting-2/
3. The Willows Resident Association will be holding their 25th annual yard sale this Friday and Saturday at the Willows, 1 Lyman St., Westborough. (That's a lot of stuff! For more information go here – http://communityadvocate.com/2012/04/13/westborough-willows-resident-association-yard-sale/ (Note – the residents ask, please, no early birds!)
4. As a kid did you love the “Little House on the Prairie” books? If so, you should check out the Hudson Historical Museum's Laura Wilder Ingalls exhibit. The museum also has lots of other great historical items as well.
5. Southborough's Annual Town Election will be held this year on Monday, May 14. You can hear from the candidates themselves at a forum to be held at the Southborough Library on Wednesday, May 2.
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